Nineteen questions on the World Wars, the Great Depression, the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and September 11.
Choose one answer, then check it. Each answer shows every response USCIS accepts plus a short explanation. Use the number keys to choose and Enter to check.
Question 1 of 19·0 correct
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 1 of 19
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 2 of 19
Why did the United States enter World War I?
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 3 of 19
When did all women get the right to vote?
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 4 of 19
What was the Great Depression?
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 5 of 19
When did the Great Depression start?
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 6 of 19
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 7 of 19
Why did the United States enter World War II?
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 8 of 19
Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 9 of 19
Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 10 of 19
During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 11 of 19
Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 12 of 19
Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 13 of 19
What did the civil rights movement do?
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 14 of 19
Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 15 of 19
Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 16 of 19
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 17 of 19
Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 18 of 19
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Recent American History and Other Important Historical InformationQuestion 19 of 19
Background adapted from One Nation, One People: The USCIS 2025 Civics Test Study Guide (M-1175), a U.S. government publication. Download the study guide (PDF).
